The origins of modern international relations theory
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Review of International Studies
- Vol. 15 (1) , 11-26
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0260210500113051
Abstract
‘Who is the founder of modern international relations theory?’ is a popular question and much ink has been spilt trying to answer it. JL C. Scott championed Vitoria's claim to the title; T. E. Holland, Gentili's; Hedley Bull, Grotius's. Whatever the merits of these and similar claims, they do little to explain the origins and evolution of modern international relations theory. They may describe pieces of the puzzle, but they do not, either individually or collectively, reassemble those pieces to reveal the nature of the whole development. It is the aim of this article to redress, in some small measure, this comparative neglect.Keywords
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